spottydog

I agree, but the problem is already there as it's a design fault, so using 40 instead of 30 isn't curing the fault just masking it for a while longer.

Trouble is using thicker oil is just delaying the inevitable.

I'm sure the parts alone came to about that price, maybe a bit more, so that seems very cheap. Mine was done under warranty but they gave me a full breakdown invoice including costs. Unfortunately I don't have the paperwork anymore. Parts included, pistons, rings, con rods, valve seals, cam chain, tensioner and other bits and bobs. Labour was more than parts. The head had to be completely stripped and cleaned as it was carboned up. Just to add the reason you need pistons, rings and con rods is because the new modified rings do not fit the existing pistons. The new pistons do not fit the existing con rods.

It's the 1.8 tsi and unfortunately it is almost certainly the piston ring fault. Furryfriend these engines are well know for high oil consumption across the VAG range as they have an inherent design fault with the piston rings. My 2010 Octavia suffered the same problem when I bought it from a Skoda dealer with 80,000 miles on the clock. It was using one litre of oil every 300 miles so a lot worse than yours. Skoda say 0.5 ltr of oil in 1000km (621 miles) is acceptable so yours is still within their tolerance. The thread in the Octavia 2 forum is long but worth reading.

Try this site for boot sizes. It's the Motability site so good for all access specs. http://www.rica.org.uk/content/car-search

Definitely wouldn't have a diesel with those mileages you're just going to get expensive problems.

I tried all ways to pull away "normally" with the Yeti dsg but unless you used very small throttle openings and consequently move off from standstill very slowly it would hesitate. No way could I try a quick pull out from a junction or roundabout safely. The Octavia had the same DQ200 7 speed dry clutch gearbox and didn't do this so it's obviously not my driving style it's a set up problem.

I'd be amazed if the type of oil was the problem. Any modern oil would not do that including cheap supermarket oil. They are all made to a standard (please don't start the premium oil versus etc. etc. debate). If it is an oil problem it's more likely to be because of the oil not being changed frequently enough but it's much more likely to be a mechanical problem.

I had a 2013 1.2 dsg Yeti and the biggest problem for me was the hesitation when trying to pull away from a standstill quickly. It did nothing for a second then would spin the wheels and suddenly lurch forward. Potentially very dangerous. Skoda dealer let me try another Yeti and it was the same. I now see this mentioned in quite a few Skoda used car road tests and also that a software update fixes it but this was not available to me when I sold the Yeti 18 months later. I had a 2010 1.8 dsg Octavia last year for a couple of months and that had a fantastic gearbox. No hesitation, only in 4th at 30mph and much better change down when going down hills. I know this had the gearbox oil changed so probably had the software update done at the same time.

The two main reasons I sold my 2011 Octavia were too firm a ride and too much road noise. I only had it a few months and was very disappointed with the quality of the ride. Same as the Yeti I had it must be a Skoda thing. Hence my change to the Mk3 Scenic. Chalk and cheese. Smooth, quiet, lovely ride and drive. Slightly less luggage space.

Yes you're right. I had put the wrong ratio in the table as they were the tyres on my Octavia. I need to pay more attention :-)

You are right regarding the second number being the ratio but 225 and 205 are the width of the tyre not the side wall height. I just read the data on the tyre comparison chart.

Longship not sure what you mean there. It's the wall height of the tyre that gives you the overall diameter. It's the same overall diameter because the tyre sidewalls are different. 205/55/16 is the same as 225/50/17. 205/55/16 and 225/55/16 are exactly the same diameter, one is slightly wider than the other. https://www.wheel-size.com/calc/?wheel1=225-50-17X6.5ET45&wheel2=225-45-17X7.5ET40&fcl=50mm&wcl=30mm&scl=50mm&sr=0mm Scroll down to minus sizing. 205/60/16 is a different diameter. It's 3% bigger diameter according to the calculator.

As Kenny said if it's just for a spare get a 205/55/16. Much more choice and cheaper. Keeps the diameter the same.

My 1.8 tsi L&K had the oil consumption problem but luckily for me was covered by a warranty. I had the estate. Lovely smooth engine, plenty of power and the dsg gearbox was much better than the one I had in my Yeti. But for me the suspension was too firm especially at low speed around town and there was way too much road noise. Probably one of the noisiest cars I've had for years.